Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-02-24
Our ColumbuSL Letter.
Republican MIsruIe at ihe Peniten-
tiRry.
Two Old and Faithful Democratic
Y Representative. 1isilC
(FrOm Our Regular cOrrespOndent.)


(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
CoLUMBUs, o., Feb. 22d, 1887.
PESITKSTIARI DEIcIEcI--EEw ohDKR.
Notwithstanding the great boast Of Skin
cane Foraker" and the other small frylights
of the Republican party, along with the Re-
publican press, that the Ohio Penitentiary,
under their management, was making money
for the State, late reports show that "skin
cane" and the rest of them were only making
blow for electioneering purposes. They
now have to report that during the months
instead of making money for the State, the
State had during that time to pay over $10,-
600 to make up the shortage in that institu-
ton for that time.
To reduce expenses there and have less
officers and guards, require more work to be
done, an order has beenissued by the Warden
that every officer, superintendent and guard
shall report each morning-or be locked
when the prisoners are to be unlocked in the
morning, have one hour only for dinner, and
Oh uubt uublL buo DIloOuCNb dfC LOCACO
up for the night, and the count completed.
If this impartial order is strictly carried out
as it should be-a great deal more work will
be done, there will be less official pomposity,
and number of superfuous and useless
officers and guards can be dispensed with.
But will this order be carried out and en-
forced? We shall see.
AUsTIII, AND FRANCTsoo.
The present General Assembly has two
aged and highly respected members, Hon.
Isaac Austill, of Pike county, and Hon. J. R.
Francisco, of Sandusky county, the former
being rs years of age and the latter 72 years.
Notwithstanding the advanced age of these
two gentlemen, no two members of the pres
ent General Assembly are more attentive to
their legislative duties, or more regularly in
their seats, than Messrs. Austill and Francisco.
You may go into the House any morning at
nine o'clock-when the House is in session
that day-and these two members can always
be found there. They are not only regular
and prompt in their attendance at all of the
sessions of the House, but they are always as
regular and as prompt at any meeting held
! by any committee they are on as any men,
Der of the House. We will go further, and
say that in the journal of this or any other
session of the Legislature that they have been
members of, that whenever therejwas a call
of the House or the vote is recorded on the
passage of any bill, their names will always
be found. And still further, we will say, that
their votes have always been recorded on the
side of what would be for the best interests
of their constituents, and the Democratic
party, of which they have always been hon.
ored and respected members.
NOTES.
One of the institutions of the State where
extravaganza is running wiid," and in
competency is in demand, since the Republi-
cans have got control of it, is the Blind
Asylum. Disorganization, extravaganza, in
competency and imbicility nits management
is the order of the day there, and can be seen
by any person who visits that institution.
Green's Sunday bill, as your correspondent
has heretofore remarked, has been placed in
the hands of the committee on prisons and
prison reform; to keep it "behind the bars, I"
and prevent it from ever again being brought
to light, was exemplifed in the House last
week, when that body, by a Republican par
tisan vote, refused to take it out of the hands
of the committee.
, That "sweet nut" elected along with "skin
cane Foraker" known as Attorney General
Kohler, has become SO odious, that he has
been forced to decline to be a candidate for
reelection. The crowd elected along with
''skin cane," except State Treasurer Brown,
are in the same boat along with Kohler.
Look at them: ''Skin cane" Foraker, ''booby"
Bob. Kennedy, "grabber" Kohler and all
the rest, as we before remarked except State
Treasurer Brown. He is good man, and
has his office conducted as it should be-
honestly, faithfully and efficiently. The can
didates for, Kohler's place on the Republican
ticket are springing up like mushrooms in
the night, but so far as the persons named
they are on par with Kohler.
The officers of the National Guard of Ohio
held convention in this city during the past
week. 1t was very largely attended, and a
banquet was given them by the Columbus
military. The band in attendance gave an
immense serenade, the Legislature included.
Gen. A. I. Bushnell, of Springfield, or Hon.
D. P. Ryan, of Portsmouth, it is believed
will be appointed "booby" Bob. Kennedy's
successor. The late acts of ''booby" Bob.
Kennedy makes Republican sick whenever
they are mentioned.
The Black Laws of Ohio have all been re-
pealed. Let us have peace.
Senator Groschner has introduced bill to
give Boards of Education the power to COM
pei the attendance Of children between the
ages of and IA at school. A
Mr.. Geyer's bill, to sell the Six Mile Reser-
voir in Paulding county, has passed the
House. ~
The entire appropriations which will be
made by this session of the Legislature will
not be less than $3,OOO,OOo for general ex-
penses. And yet it is thought another special
appropriation will have to be made for the
Reform Farm. Fassett was there the other
evening. He had clean pair of socks pre-
sented to him. He went into one of the par
lors-removed those he had been wearing
and put on the clean ones, Disinfectants
have been freely used, but of no avail. L